Rip Curl Presents: “Somewhere”

The ASP World Tour first event of the 2008 season has wrapped up on the Gold Coast of Australia. The Quik Pro saw a sketchy start with days of flatness and the contest on hold for many days of the event. As some may know, the first round of an event on the WCT sends the 2nd and 3rd place surfers to the second round, while the 1st place surfer is sent to the third round automatically. Then the surfers have to duke it out in the fourth round, quarter final, and semi final, hoping to make it to the final, which holds $30,000 for first place, and $16,000 for second.The semi final of the Quik Pro saw the first heat with Bede Durbidge and Mick Fanning, both Australian locals. It was an extremely close heat with Bede finishing second with a total of 16.67 points, and Mick Fanning winning the heat with a 17.23. The second heat of the semi finals held Jeremy Flores against Kelly Slater, 8 time world champion. The heat was a nail-biter with Jeremy almost ousting out the world champ with a 15.17 but ended second to Slater’s 15.47.Jeremy FloresThe final of the Quiksilver Pro saw reeling pointbreak surf and two amazing competitors, Mick Fanning against Kelly Slater. Slater got just the waves he needed to upset the local favorite, but the final was a close one, with Mick Fanning in 2nd place with a 15.23 and Kelly Slater with a 17.94.Kelly Slater in the FinalMick Fanning with his signature lightning fast cutback.The next event on the World Championship Tour is the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, Australia on March 18-29, 2008. Until then, enjoy this rad clip from Mick and Kelly’s Final.